These four stories all take place in a small town nestled in the northeastern mountains of Alabama called Rockdale. It is here that 4 different women will find love. I enjoyed the stories, they were short and sweet.

April Kincaid is a woman with a past she would rather not remember. Jeremy Winter has moved back into town and is looking to move up fast in the political arena. His one goal is to find a wife quickly to help his image. Although April isn't the ideal candidate for the job, when love is in the air, it is hard sometimes to stick to your goal plans.

Toni Schmidt left the town of Rockdale for many reasons, one being college and two getting away from her attitude towards a town that labeled her a trouble maker. Ten years later she is returning to take over the job of Department of Human Resources, with a vow to never marry (she had no good memories of marriages from her childhood). But David Trent, who has also moved back into town with his daughter, is someone who is hard to say no to and she finds herself being slowly drawn to forget that vow she made long ago.

Anita Sanchez is an outsider who arrives in town with her young daughter, running from danger. The deputy who rescues her from an ice storm car accident, Hawk, takes an instant like to these two and wants to help them out while their car is being repaired. Anita will have to learn to trust this man when danger finds its way to her in Rockdale.

Finally, Mary Oliver is still single at thirty years old and has accepted the fact that she will continue to teach school and live with her father, the judge there in Rockdale. But life will quickly change for Mary when she all of a sudden finds not one, but 3 men who are showing her an interest. Mary will have to make a choice.

I enjoyed all three stories and the dilemma each lady had to overcome in their life. Each story built upon the other in that you kept meeting folks from previous stories and catching up with them which was nice. It was a town that made you wish it were real so you could go there and meet the folks, but I also liked the area and as the author said, Rockdale is fictional, but the other places described in the book are real. It would be a great place to visit. ( )